Wednesday, April 04, 2012

Some time during the week preceding March 10th, Sekou was called down to medical. He was down there for a while waiting, while several brothers came in after him and were seen before him.

He approached the booth to ask the c.o. why he was there, and the officers yelled for him to get away from the window. Sekou simply replied, i have a right to know why i am here; i may not want to stay. The c.o. repeated his demand that Sekou get away from the window, when the 2nd officer, who was in the booth, answered Sekou's question, letting him know he was there for vision.

Sekou returned to his seat ... The hostile officer was visibly perturbed that the other officer saw the ridiculousness of the exchange, and answered Sekou's simple question. the next day, Sekou received a Tier 2 ticket for several charges; amongst them was failure to obey a direct order.

This exchange took place in front of witnesses who testified on Sekou's behalf. This pissed the officer off, but it resulted in all the other charges being dismissed.

The hearing officer gave him the harshest penalty he could: 30 days in keep lock, which he will complete on april 18th.

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